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The 76 million U.S. Baby Boomer (born between 1946 and 1964) who have redefined each stage of life as they passed through it are redefining this one as well. They are not retiring like their parents or grandparents.

With longer life spans, better health, and myriad opportunities to play, work, volunteer, travel, and try new things, Baby Boomers are exploring the next chapter of life with enthusiasm and creativity.

Why Coffee Shops Are Your Best Bet

By Team 50more

I like this person, but what if they don’t look like their profile picture?

I like this person, but why are they online dating in the first place?!”

Well, our dear readers, let us help you at least choose the right place to meet in person for the first time. As our subtitle suggests, we are indeed coffee shop fans. We are strong believers that most (if not all) first dates should be at coffee shops, especially if you’re looking for love after 50. If you’re not already a first date coffee shop devotee, let us try to convince you:

(We also hope that our reasons why will pacify or even erase a lot of your first date concerns. He or she is probably not an axe murderer with a clown fetish.)

1. Coffee shops don’t come with a fixed timeline.

Unlike restaurants or going to the movies, a coffee shop first date can end at any time. Both parties can equally decide the length of the date based on how they ‘feel’ about each other. In plain(er) words, you can cut the date short if you don’t like them. Just make sure to be polite and REALISTIC when you do it, i.e. family emergencies don’t happen that frequently.

2. You can actually talk without almost any distractions at coffee shops.

The main point of a first date is to get to know each other and a coffee shop setting is beyond apropos. Every other first date location is too noisy, crowded, bad service and/or not neutral enough. A first date location more than anything needs to be a conversation starter–literally!

3. Bars equal sex and casual dating.

If you’re looking for a serious relationship, try to avoid bars on your first date. Bars directly and indirectly ooze sexual tension. They have it everywhere: dimly lit, music in the background, sweaty furniture, games with balls and sticks, hot bartenders and…oh yeah, alcohol! We are not saying bars have never produced a serious relationship, but why drown yourself in so many slippery distractions? Again, first dates are about getting to know each other.

4. Who doesn’t like coffee?!

Calm down, tea lovers. We are joking. Our last point is a sober one: Coffee shop first dates are safe. Online dating–in general–is safe. However, like anything in life, proper precautions help. That’s why selecting a public, familiar place in the daytime is your best bet.

You’ll be surprised how fruitful your first dates will become when your easygoing chaperones are your favorite neighborhood coffee shops.

By Elliott Wave International

This year's U.S. presidential election brought into focus one market you don't hear about often: the Chinese yuan, or renminbi.

"Donald Trump has been telling us all for a long time now that China is a currency manipulator. It's part of his plan for his first 100 days in office to get on with making sure that China is legally declared to be such a currency manipulator and thus start the process of doing something about it.

"The problem with this is that China really is a currency manipulator. But they're manipulating the value of the yuan up, not down. Thus returning it to the correct free market value isn't going to have the desired effect of closing America's trade deficit with China." (Forbes, Nov. 13.)

However things shake out with China under the new White House administration, let's look closer at the basic premise of this argument -- namely, that China's government manipulates the currency.

By definition, market manipulation means stopping the free-market forces from doing what they do best: setting a fair value of an asset that suits both the buyer and the seller. It also implies that the manipulated market is no longer predictable using trend indicators you would apply to other, freely-traded assets.

So, does this mean that the yuan has been unpredictable?

You be the judge.

Below, you see a chart of the yuan vs. U.S. dollar exchange rate going back to 2014.

The arrows on this chart show you the timing of 15 yuan forecasts subscribers saw over the past two years in our Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday Asian-Pacific Short Term Update, edited by Chris Carolan.

Every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, our Asian-Pacific Short Term Update brings you new, objective forecasts for the Nikkei 225, ASX200, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite, S&P Nifty and more. We've just released the December 20 issue, and we're offering it to you -- FREE -- through this special offer.

March 18, 2014: "The dollar is rallying and the yuan falling as wave 5 appears complete. With prices breaking out now above the upper weekly Keltner channel for the dollar versus the yuan, we can state that a very large dollar rally is in its early stages."

May 11, 2014: "The dollar rally this year versus the Chinese yuan is the largest against that currency since rates were allowed to partially float twenty years ago. The daily chart shows that the dollar has completed five waves up against the yuan. The daily Jurik RSX has now turned lower with a bearish divergence. We should expect some additional pullback in the dollar now versus the yuan. [It] will present an opportunity to become bullish on this cross rate on further weakness."

December 9, 2014: "We showed the long-term Yuan charts a few times earlier this year after the dollar completed a long-term, five-wave decline. The subsequent dollar yuan rally managed to break above its upper weekly Keltner channel and then challenge the upper monthly channel. Then, the dollar began a months-long pullback against the yuan. We've been waiting for signs of the next wave higher in dollar yuan. That wave is beginning now."

January 27, 2015: "A long term dollar rally versus the yuan fits Elliott Wave International's outlook for deflation. ...the dollar rally versus the yuan remains in its early and formative stages."

July 30, 2015: "It's been some time since we checked in on the dollar yuan exchange rate. The rate is pegged by the Chinese government, though it is subject to market pressures. We've been patiently awaiting an upside breakout in the dollar against the yuan. Recent news reports have highlighted the increasing flight of capital from China. That capital flight causes upward pressure on the dollar yuan, which is the direction we've been expecting this market to take for some time. Reports are also tracking heavy Chinese selling of U.S. Treasuries in order to dampen the upward pressure on dollar yuan. For now, the peg holds tight, as shown in the weekly chart. Yet at some point, markets are bigger than governments. We expect dollar yuan to defeat those who are determined to peg it. ...when that time comes, it will be a third-of-a-third wave higher for the dollar against the yuan [targeting] trading area at 6.80."

August 23, 2015: "China is holding the line again on the yuan, but their very small devaluation is lagging far behind the large moves in their neighbors' exchange rates. The offshore yuan continues to put pressure on the Chinese for further devaluations. That devaluation will come, but we may need to wait a while before it occurs."

October 13, 2015: "The bigger picture in the yuan shows that the dollar decline since the sharp devaluation move is clearly corrective. To sum up all the evidence, we are closely monitoring these markets for an expected resumption of volatility across all financial markets."

November 10, 2015: "The dollar is once again stronger versus the offshore yuan than the official, onshore, pegged trading. A higher dollar versus emerging market currencies will once again pressure China to devalue the yuan. We continue to expect the yuan to trade at 6.8 per dollar in coming months."

December 15, 2015: "We're seeing the Chinese yuan's steady devaluation as the fixed onshore exchange rate continues to follow the offshore rate, where the dollar is moving higher. The 6.80 level of Minor wave 4's trading range as shown on the monthly chart is our minimum target for this move. The yuan's devaluation will keep the pressure on emerging market currencies in coming months. Each country believes the best way to fight deflation is to devalue their currency and export that devaluation to their neighbor. These pressures on all currencies to devalue will continue into 2016."

January 12, 2016: "The yuan will move lower regardless of Chinese government actions. But this reversal today likely marks the wave (iii) top in the dollar, so we may expect a week or more of quieter yuan trading before the long-term dollar rally resumes."

April 24, 2016: "The yuan seems poised for another round of devaluation as the dollar exchange rate moves higher in Minute wave v."

May 10, 2016: "The dollar is moving higher again versus the yuan as Minute wave v gathers upside momentum. The dollar is trading at the largest premium over the yuan on the offshore market since February. Look for the dollar to continue towards our long-term price target at 6.80 yuan per dollar in coming weeks and months."

June 19, 2016: "The dollar advance against the yuan continues. This Minute wave v rally is orderly so far."

October 4, 2016: "We have a long-term minimum target of 6.83 for this advance, which is the level of the previous fourth wave, the end of the Minor 4 triangle in 2010, shown on the monthly chart. We first issued that price target over a year ago in 2015. This strong, long-term trend up in the dollar versus the yuan deserves our respect."

Every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, our Asian-Pacific Short Term Update brings you new, objective forecasts for the Nikkei 225, ASX200, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite, S&P Nifty and more. We've just released the December 20 issue, and we're offering it to you -- FREE -- through this special offer.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Chinese Yuan: "Manipulated" Does NOT Mean "Unpredictable". EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

Watch the yellow metal's price pattern to anticipate key junctures

By Elliott Wave International

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Hardly anyone likes gold today.

In the closing days of November, the Daily Sentiment Index (trade-futures.com) registered a ten-day average of just 9.1% gold bulls. That was only the third time in the sentiment gauge's 30-year history that such a low bullish reading was recorded.

But, as we've shown on these pages again and again, financial markets often have a way of turning up just when pessimism becomes the most extreme.

Indeed, this happened with gold a year ago. Last December, large speculators such as hedge funds were so unenthusiastic about gold's bullish prospects that they held their smallest net-long position in 12½ years.

Let's go back to our December 2015 Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, which showed this chart and said:

Gold prices are in the late stages of an ending diagonal, which, when complete, will finish a five-wave decline from the September 2011 peak at $1921.50. ... Over the past week pessimism has grown more intense, which is consistent with an impending rally, the same message conveyed by the completion of a diagonal pattern.

That forecast was published within hours of gold's Dec. 3, 2015 low of $1046.20! In July, the price of the yellow metal rose to $1375.53, a 31% rally.

By then, sentiment had turned decidedly bullish. Here are a couple of headlines:

[Legendary Investor] Warns "Gold Will Go Higher Than Most People Can Imagine" (Zerohedge, June 27, 2016)

Why is the gold price rising? Five forces driving the precious metal (July 15, The Telegraph)

Here are the five reasons listed by The Telegraph for gold's rise:

The Brexit effect

Interest Rates

U.S. Dollar

Eurozone crisis

China's demand

That's a perfect example of hindsight being 20/20. When gold was approaching a bottom last December, no one saw the upcoming Brexit vote or other fundamentals as bullish factors. After the rally, the reason for it appeared "obvious." This is why basing investment decisions on such "fundamentals" often results in disappointment.

We take a different approach. We watch price patterns, which warn us of trend changes before they occur. This is from our July Financial Forecast, which said this about gold's 6-month long rally:

[The current wave up] has now satisfied its minimum expectations.

From the July high through Dec. 1, gold's price declined 15%.

The Wave Principle is not a crystal ball. Yet, when you watch price patterns and sentiment extremes -- the true leading trend indicators -- you can often spot gold's key junctures well before other investors read about it in the news.

Learn how to apply the Elliott Wave Principle to your favorite markets. In this free 15-minute video, EWI Senior Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy explains how to take the Wave Principle and turn it into a trading methodology. You'll learn the best waves to trade, where to set your protective stop, how to determine target levels, and more.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline How to Get a Firm Handle on Gold's Ups and Downs. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

The federal government is increasingly taking money out of Americans' Social Security checks to recover millions in unpaid student debt, a trend set to accelerate as more Baby Boomers retire.

Most affected recipients in fiscal year 2015 (114,000) were age 50 or older and receiving disability benefits, with the typical borrower losing about $140 a month. About 38,000 were above age 64.

Overall, about seven million Americans age 50 and older owed about $205 billion in federal student debt last year. About 1 in 3 were in default, raising the likelihood that garnishments will increase as more boomer retire.

The report showed garnishments left thousands with Social Security checks below the poverty line. Most Social Security recipients rely on their checks as their primary source of income, other research shows.

These 3 charts help you understand how moving averages work

By Elliott Wave International

Moving averages are a popular tool for technical traders because they can "smooth" price fluctuations in any chart. Senior Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy gives a clear definition:

"A moving average is simply the average value of data over a specified time period, and it is used to figure out whether the price of a stock or commodity is trending up or down... one way to think of a moving average is that it's an automated trend line."

Moving averages are both easy to create and extraordinarily dynamic. You can choose which time frame to study as well as which data points to use (open, high, low, close or midpoint of a trading range).

The following excerpt is from our online course, How to Trade the Highest Probability Opportunities: Moving Averages.

Let's begin with the most commonly-used moving averages among market technicians: the 50- and 200-day simple moving averages. These two trend lines often serve as areas of resistance or support.

For example, the chart below shows the circled areas where the 200-period SMA provided resistance in an April-to-May upward move in the DJIA (top circle on the heavy black line), and the 50-period SMA provided support (lower circle on the blue line).

The 13-period SMA is a widely used simple moving average that works equally well in commodities, currencies, and stocks. In the sugar chart below, prices crossed the line (marked by the short, red vertical line), and that cross led to a substantial rally. This chart also shows a whipsaw in the market, which is circled:

Another popular moving average setting that many people work with is the 13- and the 26-period moving averages in tandem. The figure below shows a crossover system, using a 13-week and a 26-week simple moving average of the close on a 2004 stock chart of Johnson & Johnson. Obviously, the number 26 is two times 13:

During this four-year period, the range in this stock was a little over $20.00, which is not much price appreciation. This dual moving average system worked well in a relatively bad market by identifying a number of buyside and sellside trading opportunities.

Moving Averages aren't the only technical indicators that can alert you to market opportunities -- these three charts provide only a small example of how your trading skills can improve when you learn to identify technical indicators to support your chart analysis.

Moving averages are one of the most widely-used methods of technical analysis because they are simple to use, and they work. Learn how to apply them to your trading and investing with this free 10-page eBook from EWI's Jeffrey Kennedy.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Moving Averages Can Identify a Trade. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

The answer to where T-Bonds are headed is not in the news headlines about Trump. It's in the Elliott wave pattern

By Elliott Wave International

On November 9, the United States woke to the biggest political shock since Harry Truman defeated "shoe-in" Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 U.S. presidential election.

For U.S. bond investors, the 2016 election has been head-spinning too.

In the weeks leading up to the November 8 vote, the ground beneath U.S. Treasuries seemed as stable as log-rolling competition. Have things calmed down now that Donald Trump has been named the next leader of the free world?

Not at all. If anything, things have gotten worse. As these November 9 news items make plain, bonds continue to be stumped by Trump:

No, just kidding. Trump win is bullish for bonds: "Treasuries Lead Global Bond Rally as Trump Set to Win Election" (Bloomberg)

Back and forth, and back and forth, with no end in sight. It's the worst-possible scenario for investors seeking clarity into where U.S. treasuries will trend in the coming days and weeks.

Now for the good news: The near- and long-term trend changes in Treasuries are not tied to the ever-shifting opinions about Trump. In our opinion, they are driven by investor psychology, which unfolds in Elliott wave patterns on price charts.

To see some evidence of that, let's remove the alleged "Trump" card for a second and review the recent performance in the 30-year Treasury bond market.

In July of this year, the 30-year Bond yield was circling the drain of an all-time record low for the biggest bond-prices bull market in over 50 years.

At the time, the news du jour wasn't Trump, it was Brexit; specifically, the June 23 referendum vote by Britain to leave the European Union.

According to the news-moves-markets' pundits, the Brexit bombshell was set to keep the risk-aversion fire ablaze -- and by proxy, bond yields cold as ice. Here, these July 1 news items capture the sentiment at the time:

"There's no natural boundary for yields on the low end. 10-year yields at 1% or even lower by year-end, while the 30-year yield could take another 100 basis point tumble, that decline would be easy." (Reuters July 1)

"I think we just have to accept that this is a low yield world until further notice." (L.A. Times July 1)

But in our opinion, the one-sided bullishness surrounding bond prices, combined with a near-complete Elliott wave pattern, suggested the bond price rally was coming to an abrupt end. Our July 1 Financial Forecast's Short Term Update sounded the alarm first:

"The Daily Sentiment Index of bond traders is up to 95% bulls and the Commitment of Traders data shows that Large Specs (as % of OI) were at 15.44% as of two weeks ago, an all-time record net-long position.

"The belief that bond prices will continue to rally and yields will continue to decline is near universal, which, ironically, is exactly the condition that attends trend reversals.

"A decline through 173^05.0 will indicate that a top in prices is in place. Prices could fall another 5-10 points very quickly thereafter."

The next chart shows that, despite the daily knee-jerk reactions to Trump's nomination (and now, victory) yields have indeed kept a steady course to the upside, with prices to the downside:

Bond market volatility surrounding the presidential election isn't going to die down any time soon.

Fortunately, that won't interrupt your ability to gain objective insight into the world's leading bond market -- should you choose the Elliott wave method as your road map.

Much like a great sports play; to appreciate a great market forecast, you have to see it. In fact, we'd like to show you four. Our examples do indeed show what can happen when Elliott analysis meets opportunity. But we're not asking you to attend a class in 'good calls.' In each of these four markets, the unfolding trends have (once again) reached critical junctures. You really, really want to see what we see, right now.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Did U.S. Treasury Bonds Just Get Stumped by Trump?. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

Shattering the myth about earnings and the stock market

By Elliott Wave International

It's earnings season, and most investors are paying close attention (Reuters, Oct. 9):

"If there's something that can help the outlook for earnings, then it's going to be good news for the stock market. It is the most important variable," said [a] chief investment officer.

The belief that earnings drive stock prices permeates Wall Street. That sentiment was also expressed in an Oct. 21 CNBC article:

Strategists are watching whether earnings growth will sustain further gains in the market.

But do corporate earnings really determine the stock market's trend? In a word, the answer is "no." Let's look at just one sample of the evidence from the February 2010 Elliott Wave Theorist:

The chart shows that in 1973-1974, earnings per share for S&P 500 companies soared for six quarters in a row, during which time the S&P suffered its largest decline since 1937-1942. This is not a small departure from the expected relationship; it is a history-making departure. Earnings soared, and stocks had their largest collapse for the entire period from 1938 through 2007, a 70-year span! Moreover, the S&P bottomed in early October 1974, and earnings per share then turned down for twelve straight months, just as the S&P turned up!

Many market commentators either ignore or are unaware of the evidence which challenges the bedrock theory that earnings drive stock prices.

Hence, investors feel safe when corporate earnings are good. They are wary when earnings are bad. These sentiments make sense in an exogenous-cause world. But, as the Theorist has noted:

Financial market prices are not set in an exogenous-cause world. You don't buy stocks on record earnings; you buy them on bad earnings.

The idea of buying stocks on awful earnings might seem radical, but think back to February-March 2009, when S&P companies were reporting losses, not gains. Even though most of the investment world was gripped with fear, a Special Investment Issue of the Theorist published on Feb. 23, 2009 and said:

I recommend covering our short position at today's close. ... Our main job is to keep the money we have. If we exit now, we will do that.

Just 10 trading days later on March 9, 2009, the Dow Industrials bottomed and has since advanced about 177%.

That market call was based on the Wave Principle, not an exogenous factor like corporate earnings. Remember, the Dow Industrials started its years-long advance when corporations were reporting losses.

Much like a great sports play; to appreciate a great market forecast, you have to see it. In fact, we'd like to show you four. Our examples do indeed show what can happen when Elliott analysis meets opportunity. But we're not asking you to attend a class in 'good calls.' In each of these four markets, the unfolding trends have (once again) reached critical junctures. You really, really want to see what we see, right now.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Here's Why Investors Should Ignore Earnings Season. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

Some Elliott wave forex traders do watch the news -- but for different reasons

By Elliott Wave International

Last Friday, EURUSD rallied strongly. Said Reuters:

"The U.S. dollar tumbled against a basket of major currencies...on U.S. political uncertainty after the FBI said it would review more emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private email use."

It's true that the euro rallied after Friday’s news. But we pointed out in our October 21 story that Elliott wave patterns had already been calling for a bottom, if only a temporary one.

EURUSD didn't get there in a straight line -- in fact, on October 25, it made a slight new low for the move at 1.0850. But from there, it surged strongly, and by the time the Clinton news hit the wires last Friday, the pair was well off the lows. In other words, the news came at the end of the rally, not the start of it.

Which brings up this question: What gives Elliott waves the ability to warn you about trend changes before the news? The answer begins with a conversation about what the markets’ true driver is.

Every single day, the mainstream finance makes the connection between the markets and the news. Even when the market move doesn't fit the news, they still tie them together -- by using the word "despite":

Sounds familiar, doesn't it? News or no news, you still come away thinking that A caused B.

The problem with this approach is... well, there are several. One, as we’ve just discussed, the markets often defy logic. Two, you're always left to play catch up: You wait for the news; you watch the market react; and only then do you try to jump on the moving train, so to speak.

Even if you take a guess and open a position before a scheduled new report, you're still at the mercy of market's reaction -- which, again, is far from being logical 100% of the time. (Look at the U.S. stock market, for example: It's now traded flat for two months, "despite" tons of news stories, good and bad.)

Here's the reason why Elliott waves help you cut through this fog: Waves track market psychology, which goes where it goes before the news; regardless of the news. That's why even those Elliott wave forex traders who watch the news do it for different reasons than everyone else:

Elliott wavers often keep an eye on the schedule economic releases because often, they will mark turning points which Elliott wave price patterns already warned you about.

The news often convey an extreme in market sentiment. For example, if you keep hearing over and over that "everyone hates the euro right now," that tells you that the market's collective psychology is reaching an extreme; everyone has already sold their euros. And if at the same time your Elliott wave analysis tells you that yes, the market is about to reverse, you can use those "extreme" news stores as a contrarian indicator.

Do Elliott waves always work? I wish; what does? But because prices often do follow the Elliott wave model, when you forget about the news for a day and watch price patterns instead, the results might surprise you.

Learn how to put the power of the Wave Principle to work in your forex trading with this free, 14-page eBook. EWI Senior Currency Strategist Jim Martens shares actionable trading lessons and tips to help you find the best opportunities in the FX markets you trade.

This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International and was originally published under the headline Here's What Makes Elliott Waves a Useful Forex Tool. EWI is the world's largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time analysts led by Chartered Market Technician Robert Prechter provides 24-hour-a-day market analysis to institutional and private investors around the world.

A study, published in the journal Circulation, found that being angry or emotionally upset more than doubled the risk of suffering a heart attack.

Performing heavy physical activity in a highly emotional state more than tripled the risk. The researchers compared people's behavior in the 60 minutes before the onset of heart-attack symptoms with the same one-hour period 24 hours earlier.

The results, based on an analysis of heart-attack patients in 52 countries, were consistent regardless of other, traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, high blood pressure and diet.

Intense physical activity and negative emotions can increase heart rate and blood pressure, which reduces the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart, the researchers said. This can cause arterial plaque to rupture and trigger an acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack.

Forecast 1: A two-month, double-digit rally in a blue-chip stock index, even as investor sentiment hit a negative extreme last seen at the epic market lows of March 2009.

Forecast 2: A 70% decline in the base commodity that runs the industrialized world (when most traders were bullish).

Forecast 3: A 30% plunge in shares of Wall Street's favorite company -- its worst price decline in three years (even though every advisor with a pulse rated it a "buy").

Forecast 4: A four-year, 44% decline in a "must-own" commodity (even though central banks world-wide were bullish this commodity).

What's their common thread?

They all stand as contrarian cases-in-point, because virtually no one else saw them coming.

These particular calls were made by Elliott wave analysts, and we're about to show you how you, too, can make lucrative market calls like these.

Now, please know this is no invitation to a class in "good calls."

We highlight these markets because many of the Elliott wave patterns we identified in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are still unfolding right now. And more, potentially larger, opportunities are developing before our analysts' eyes.

To be a contrarian is to identify and act on trends no one else sees coming. So if you want to start "investing as a contrarian" -- and get and stay ahead for the big price turns the experts never see coming -- this is your best first step.